Senior Engineering Lead – Credit Risk (SVP)

This is a senior level position responsible for establishing and implementing new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology Team. The overall objective of this role is to lead applications systems analysis and programming activities.

We are looking for a Sr. Vice President of Software Engineering with experience building robust, high-performance, large-scale applications. We are evolving our significant software assets and are seeking a leader that is excited by that challenge.

Team Background
The Credit Risk Technology Team is responsible for delivering Counterparty Credit Risk Management software solutions. These tools allow sales, traders, operations staff and risk officers to manage Citi’s exposure to financial institutions, governments and corporates that trade with Citi. The team builds
and maintains software that provides a complete platform for our users: limit monitoring, exception management, stress testing analysis and escalation workflow capabilities are some key areas of focus.

Key Responsibilities
• Provide technical leadership and development oversight to the wider team of Software Engineers/Analyst. Ensure application design adheres to the appropriate architectural and design patterns in the systems.
• Develop key software components personally, and use your code as a teaching tool across the team for patterns and techniques
• Host sessions for design and code review at multiple levels of the organization Improve our engineering standards and process to make the team more capable and efficient
• Collaborate effectively with a large global team of software engineers, business analysts, dev-ops and support staff to deliver software solutions for the business.
• Lead the adoption of new technologies where appropriate to solve business problems while adhering to Citi’s architectural guidelines.
• Serve as advisor or coach to mid-level/junior developers and analysts, helping build the overall engineering capabilities of the team.
• Appropriately assess risk when decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and
escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Ideal background
• Full-stack developer with 10+ years of experience in designing and developing robust, scalable, and maintainable applications applying Object Oriented Design principles
• Hands-on experience in Web technologies (HTML, CSS, React JS), REST-APIs, and Backend using Java/J2EE technologies.

• Big Data / Data Lake system architecture
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) and deployment/packaging solutions such as Dockers/Kubernetes, OpenShift
• Experience with Agile software development processes with a strong emphasis on test driven development
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and experience in tools such as JIRA, BlackDuck, SONAR etc.
• Deep understanding of JVM internals such as class loading and memory management
• Ability to evaluate design trade-offs and document choices effectively
• Demonstrated capacity to build sophisticated tooling for development and production team use

Skills
Extensive experience working with most if not all the technologies listed below:
• Java Core with extensive hands-on experience with concurrent programming.
• Spring Framework including Core, Integration, Batch, JDBC, Hibernate.
• Distributed Caching frameworks such as Oracle Coherence, Redis or equivalent.
• Cloud computing technologies with practical experience working with containers, microservices and large datasets (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Expertise in Big Data / Data Lake system architecture that supports enterprise data warehouse.

• Databases - RDBMS preferably Oracle, NoSQL preferably MongoDB.
• Familiarity with Linux environment including scripting skills.
• SDLC/Dev Ops - Git/BitBucket, CI/CD pipeline frameworks such as Jenkins, SonarQube, JIRA, any secure coding toolkits.

Qualifications/Education
Graduate in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) discipline. Master’s degree an advantage.

Competencies
• Excellent oral and written English
• Strong leadership
• Ability to collaborate in a large global team and influence key architectural decisions across groups
• Ability to work well under pressure
 

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Applications Development

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Time Type:

Full time

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Primary Location:

Rutherford New Jersey United States

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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$176,720.00 - $265,080.00

In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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Anticipated Posting Close Date:

Jul 01, 2025

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